Judge meaning

a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice

an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality

determine the result of (a competition)

form a critical opinion of

“I cannot judge some works of modern art”

“How do you evaluate this grant proposal?”

judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)

“I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds”

pronounce judgment on

“They labeled him unfit to work here”

put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of

“The football star was tried for the murder of his wife”

“The judge tried both father and son in separate trials”